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package org.solmix.services.datasource;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.solmix.services.types.FieldType;

/**
 * 
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface IDSField extends Map
{

   boolean getBoolean( String key );

   String getName();

   boolean isMultiple();

   boolean isDerived();

   boolean isRequired();

   FieldType getType();

   Long getLength();

   String getTitle();

   boolean isPrimaryKey();

   String getForeignKey();

   String getNativeName();

   String getUniqueProperty();

   boolean isPropertiesOnly();

   String getValueXPath();

   boolean isBinary();

   String getProperty( String property );

   List getValidators();

}
